Shloka 42
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
तस्य मन्वन्तरं ब्रह्मन् ! वदतो मे निशामय ।
श्रूयतां तत्र यश्चेन्द्रो ये च देवास्तथर्षयः ॥
tasya manvantaraṃ brahman! vadato me niśāmaya / śrūyatāṃ tatra yaś cendro ye ca devās tatharṣayaḥ
ஓ பிராமணரே, அவனுடைய மன்வந்தரத்தை நான் கூறுகிறேன்; கேளுங்கள். அங்கே எந்த இந்திரன் இருந்தான், எந்த தேவர்கள் மற்றும் ரிஷிகள் இருந்தனர் என்பதையும் அறிந்துகொள்ளுங்கள்.
FAQs
Cosmic order is presented as structured governance: each age has its administrators (Indra, devas) and custodians of knowledge (ṛṣis). Dharma is maintained by coordinated roles.
Manvantara: this is the formal pivot into listing the characteristic personnel of a specific manvantara (Indra, gods, sages).
Indra and the deva/ṛṣi lists can be read as archetypes of faculties: sovereignty (Indra), luminous powers (devas), and insight (ṛṣis) that must be established for a ‘cycle’ of life to be harmonious.